The Week in Water brings you blue living news and ideas from around the web. Fresh water fuels killer storms. The melting of the ice caps and glaciers will send more fresh water into the oceans. …
Construction Begins on the Keystone XL Pipeline
Construction began on the southern portion of the Keystone XL Pipeline on August 9. TransCanada began installing pipe segments near Livingston, Texas. The pipeline is designed to carry tar sands from …
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Louisiana Sinkhole Grows; Swallows Boat, Forces Evacuations
The massive sinkhole near Bayou Corne, Louisiana in Assumption Parish grew by leaps and bounds over the last two days. First a twenty-foot section of earth fell into the sinkhole, then another fifty …
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Saltwater Flows Up Mississippi River From Gulf, Contaminates Drinking Water
Saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico is flowing up the Mississippi River. The saltwater flow has reached water treatment plant intakes for Plaquemines Parish, causing the drinking water to have elevated …
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Shark Attack: Bull Sharks Upriver [Video]
Bull sharks scare me. Sharks are supposed to be in the ocean, but some sharks can live for extended periods in fresh water, too. Bull sharks have been found as far inland as the Great …
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Mysterious Bubbling Sinkhole in Louisiana
A mysterious bubbling sinkhole about fifty miles south of Baton Rouge, Louisiana has swallowed up full-grown cypress trees and bent a 36-inch natural gas pipeline. The sinkhole was discovered August 3 …
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Twenty Hydroelectric Power Facts
Hydroelectric power accounts for nearly 16% of the world's electric production. Electricity is produced by water falling through a turbine, either from a natural or artificial waterfall. Hydroelectric …
Water Light Graffiti
Water Light Graffiti is an art installation made up of thousands of LED lights and designed by Parisian artist Antonin Fourneau. When water contacts the LEDs, they light up. Once the water evaporates, …
The Week in Water: Aug 4-10, 2012
The week in water brings you blue living ideas and news from around the web. The NYC Ironman triathlon might be reduced to a biathlon, after a forty-year-old sewer pipe ruptured and dumped raw sewage …
Naked Australian Fisherman v Hammerhead Shark [Video]
It's a little early for Shark Week, but in case you haven't seen this one: Three fisherman left an Australian port. When they didn't return as expected, rescuers went looking for them. One man was …
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Watching Ice Melt is Exciting
A massive summer storm settled over the Arctic and melted a lot of the ice just with the wind and the pressures caused by the storm. Not all the ice is gone, but it's noticeable in the satellite …
Shark Fin Soup and Endangered Species in the U.S.
Sharks listed as endangered species are on the menu in U.S. restaurants. DNA testing by Stony Brook University's Institute for Ocean Conservation Science in New York verified that many different …
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University of Texas Study Finds Correlation Between Injection Wells and Small Earthquake Clusters
A study from the University of Texas found a correlation between injection wells – wells used to dispose of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing – and clusters of small earthquakes. The study looked …
U.S. and China Finance Hydroelectric Projects in Pakistan
The U.S. And China have both committed to financing hydroelectric projects in Pakistan. Pakistan has been experiencing blackouts that last up to sixteen hours, disrupting businesses and industry …
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Latest GE Water Filter Removes Pharmaceuticals from Drinking Water
The latest GE water filter removes 98% of five common pharmaceuticals from drinking water and ice. GE's new water filter will be available in their newest line of French door refrigerators, retailing …
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Spiny Water Flea [Video]
The spiny water flea is poised to invade Lake Champlain. Recently found in a feeder canal, the invasive species has proven impossible to eradicate and causes a reduction in fisheries. The spiny water …
The Week in Water: Jul 28, 2012-Aug 3, 2012
The Week in Water brings you blue living ideas and news from around the web. Bounty from the sea can help decrease the costs for school lunches while improving the local economy and the nutrition of …
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Scotland Opens Marine Energy Park
The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Energy Park opened earlier this week. Scotland's first designated zone for the development of wave and tidal energy will bring together industry and …
Massive Ocean Eddies Contribute to Carbon Capture
Massive ocean eddies about sixty miles in diameter help move carbon from the ocean's surface into its depths, where it stays for hundreds or thousands of years. Scientists have known that about one …
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Humpback Whales Stay Longer in Antarctic Waters
Humpback whales stay longer in Antarctic waters than previously believed, according to a new study from Duke University. Humpbacks migrate from feeding grounds around Antarctica in summer to breeding …
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Kiribati Struggles with High Child Mortality Rate, Lack of Fresh Water
The tiny Pacific island nation of Kiribati is struggling with a high child mortality rate, due largely to a lack of access to fresh water. Kiribati is comprised of 32 coral atolls spanning 1.3 …
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People Like Great White Sharks, Even When They Bite Them
A recent study found that people like great white sharks and don't change their minds about that even after a shark attack. A survey was taken of Cape Town residents that indicated about 2/3 of the …
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The Week in Water: Jul 21-27, 2012
The Week in Water brings you blue living ideas and news from around the web. This species of squid will drop off a piece of its arm if it is threatened. The action might save its life, but it will …
Weedy Sea Dragon Gives Birth at SeaWorld Orlando [Video]
A male weedy sea dragon has given birth at SeaWorld Orlando. This is the first weedy sea dragon birth at SeaWorld Orlando and only three other aquariums in the United States have successfully hatched …
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